Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”(Luke 12:13-15 ESV)
Many of us would willingly say "Jesus is Lord of all," and acknowledge that He will some day judge the world. But this man seems to realize Jesus has the authority to judge NOW. And He does. But often we don't like His decisions, as He is able to see past our actions to our motives, our greed, our desire for Him to rule in our favor even when we are being totally selfish. We gravitate towards greed. Notice Jesus does not just answer Him, "he said to Them," to all of us: "Beware of every way you want things to serve you."
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